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Reverse Die Impressions + Giveaway!

Hi there! I am so very happy to be here celebrating DieCember®! I also have a unique technique for you today that I call reverse die impressions. I hope you like it!

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Today’s technique is yet another way to use your wafer thin dies creatively! It works with any dies that are symmetrical, such as snowflakes, circles, hearts, etc. And these new dies from Simon Says Stamp are perfect!

For each card, I used a Spellbinders Embossing Mat and embossed the dies upside down. This causes an impression that is larger than the actual die cut. Then, I adhered the die cut inside the impression. I love the texture! Each card offers a different variation of this technique.

For this next example, I made the snowflake reverse impressions without ink, but then added a bit of color into the impression area with watercolor and Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pens. I then adhered the snowflake die cuts on top once it was completely dry. I highly recommend the Simon Says Stamp Silver Glitter Paper – it looks great die cut for sentiments.

This technique also works great for simple card designs, like I used on these next mini two cards.

GIVEAWAY

Interested in winning a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp? For your chance, leave a comment below by 11:59pmEST on 12/5/17 telling me which of the new dies from this SSS release is your favorite. You can see them HERE. (To leave a comment, scroll down to the bottom of this post and click the green “leave a comment” button. The winner’s name will be posted on the SSS blog. International folks are eligible, too! Thanks, SSS!)

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used?I have listed them below! (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you! Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here. All products were personally purchased except those that are SSS branded. As always, this post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to go to SSS.

Brilliant idea! I have to give this one a try 🙂
I love all the release, if I had to choose though I think I’d say the Sun and Moon Collage die caught my eye the most if only because I haven’t seen any like it before. All the snowflakes and forest dies are gorgeous too, so many new wonderful toys! 😀

So many awesome stuff on this new release! I definitely love the new glitter paper colors. Also the Huge Felicity snowflake that you used for some of your cards is gorgeous! I also have my eye set on the new Hello die. Been wanting a Hello die for a while now.

It is so hard to choose a favorite die but I guess I love the Evergreen circle enough to buy it first. I saw the Gemini cutter on a super good special on HSN but until I saw you use it on the snowflakes, I didn’t realize how much better it makes life. Oh well. Thank you for so many wonderful ideas.

The Felicity die is my favorite, I was lucky enough to order as soon as the release went live, I love all of the new snowflake dies and want to get the other 2 as well, they are on my wish list 🙂 . Thanks for another great video!

I think my favorite is the Felicity. I think it would be very versatile. It looks like a doily die and I also think you could use it for a peacock theme. I LOVED your video. I’ve done some reverse embossing, but you just took it to a whole other level. Your cards are spectacular!

Amazing technique, I’d have never thought to flip the die over like that. I just love the look of these cards, they are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for showing us this technique and sharing your talent with us. As for my favorite, it would have to be that Felicity die with a runner up of the Far Away Forest Collage die. Would love to see something done with that die.

This may sound crazy but I noticed that when the die will not cut after 2 runs through the Big Shot I take it and turn the whole thing upside down (Paper at the top, die at the bottom) and cut it again. Makes no sense but it helps – also, this way I can see at first glance whether my paper is completely cut or needs more pressure.